title: Psychosocial outcome in cardiovascular rehabilitation of peripheral artery disease and coronary artery disease patients.
abstract: We investigated patients with a primary diagnosis of peripheral artery disease (n = 69) and coronary heart disease (CAD; n = 520) at baseline and on changes in psychosocial risk factors (depression, anxiety, quality of life, negative and positive affect) during a cardiovascular rehabilitation program. Patients completed psychosocial questionnaires at the beginning and at discharge of a 12-week rehabilitation program. Depression and anxiety were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), positive and negative affect with the Global Mood Scale, and health-related quality of life with the SF-36 Health Survey. Patients with PAD showed improvements in anxiety (p < 0.001), negative affect (p < 0.001) and bodily pain (p < 0.001). Patients with CAD reported significant improvements in all measured dimensions (all p-values < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stauber
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guéra
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saner
authors.forename: Hansjörg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Znoj
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grolimund
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Känel
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: cardiovascular diseases; coronary artery disease; depression; peripheral artery disease; psychological stress; quality of life; questionnaires